The US Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is searching for feedback from the public on a draft environmental impact assertion (EIS) and management thought for a proposed Nationwide Marine Sanctuary alongside Unusual York Issue’s japanese Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands space of the St. Lawrence River.
In accordance with a ogle posted this week within the Federal Register:
“This dwelling would include as a lot as 1,786 square miles [4,626 square kilometers] of lake waters and bottomlands adjacent to Jefferson, Wayne, Oswego, Cayuga, and St. Lawrence counties within the bellow of Unusual York. The proposed dwelling contains 64 known shipwrecks and one airplane representing occasions spanning more than 200 years of our nation’s history. In accordance to historical records, an additional 20 shipwrecks and three airplane will seemingly be located there.”
Comments on the draft EIS are due by September 10th, 2021, and NOAA said it plans to shield public meetings on the following dates:
(1) Date: August 18, 2021, Arena: Lake Ontario Match and Convention Center, Deal with: 26 East First Boulevard, Oswego, NY 13126, Time: 6: 30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. EDT. A digital assembly platform also can impartial replace if public safety concerns remain to forestall the unfold of COVID-19.
(2) Date: August 19, 2021, Arena: Clayton Opera Dwelling, Deal with: 405 Riverside Power, Clayton, NY 13624, Time: 6: 30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. EDT. A digital assembly platform also can impartial replace if public safety concerns remain to forestall the unfold of COVID-19.
(3) Date: August 24, 2021, Arena: digital assembly, Time: 2: 30 p.m. to 4: 00 p.m. EDT
(4) Date: August 26, 2021, Arena: digital assembly, Time: 6: 30 p.m. to 8: 00 p.m. EDT
The draft EIS and management thought come in at sanctuaries.noaa.gov.
(Image credit: NOAA)
